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Originally Posted by SummerTime12
Thanks for all of the replies! It sounds like there are a lot of mixed views and feelings about it except for when the therapist blatantly messes up.
I’m hesitant to accept my Ts offer, but at the same time, I don’t know that I have another option. I’m not in a good place to just miss a month of therapy, and I definitely can’t afford it. I just hate feeling like I owe him and we’re not equals anymore.
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You can think of it this way: He is a professional. He has the ability to set his rates, change his rates, waive fees, and enforce fees. As a professional he has offered this service to you because he feels a professional obligation. He has reviewed the situation in his head (and possibly with other professionals) and has decided within his boundaries that this is acceptable. That ethically it is more important that you have sessions then putting money ahead of the therapeutic process. You can also ask for a reduced fee instead of a free session which may make you feel better.
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